Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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